New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-19
EURUS WINS THE SUBURBAN
QUITO AND BEN ALI LEFT AT THE POST.


AN ENORMOUS ATTENDANCE AT SHEEPsHlsAD
GREAT WRATH OVER THE START
In ancient Persian manuscript, preserved In the
great national library OF Paris, OF the period be-
fore Job is quoted remarng that the chief element
OF humor is the unexpected II this be the Suburban
Handicap at sheepshead Bay yesterday must be re-
garded SURPRISING in humorous qualities the story OF
Don Quixote and all the rarest work Of that brilliant
group of English writers whom Thackeray lectured
with much felicity and grace The Suburban was
carried off by horse that generally despsed by the
public that was little valued by his owner that neither
his jockey his trainor any connected with the
stable really expected TO win 1t was melancholy ana
disappointing contest in every way. After being the
chief theme OF discussion and anticipation In racing
circles for months 1t reduced to the gloomy spec
tace of knavish and cowardly horse running away in
sticky mud from field OF cheap and common quality.
The host Of spectators who looked with sadness and
soreness of heart the procession around the course
felt great deal like the little boy who asked his mother
IL he might 60 the circus and taken for visit 10
his grandfathers grave instead Everything abon; the
race fell below expectation except the attendance The
time extremely slow; and OF the horses that were
most esteemed by experts when they came out for the
Richmond and Rupert were disgracetully beaten,
being unable to get place, while Quito was left
at the post.
THE STARTERS DISASTROUS FAILURE.
Quto's companion In misfortune was Mr. Haggn's
horse Ben Ali, ridden by Mclaughlin Quito was the
second choice in the betting and enormous amount
Of money lost by his failure TO take part In the
contest, and fororn hope Ben All seemed after his
bad running at Brooklyn Thursday still he retained
persistent and lavish party of friends to the last When
II that he left behind. j. Higgins face
turned white his beard. while the swarthy counte
OF his Ben Ali lighted up with wrath as II
by Greek fire The start deplorable In every way
Mr.. Caldwell made disastrousc failure in a
serious emergency before His grevous bunglng seems
impossible OF explanation except that no temporarily
III II. @h nroal T1ta
people had as Jet betrayed no Impotence. There was
plenty OF time The horses badly scattered Eurus
being well in 'front.' and the rest dispersed large
space while Ben Ali turned half around, and Quito
far in the
Euyus all way stride to the last;
and OF the Others could ever get near him. But his
exploit was in way brilliant, for the time was er-
tremely SLOW for so heavy track-Only 2:l2-and
there nothing worthy OF praise In the performance
DoNoHUE's MISTAKE WITH THE FAvoRITE.
Richmond, ridden badly rs possible by Donohue.
made frantic efforts 10 catch Eurus in the first mile and
this inevitably fatal to Rchmonds chances for the
only way in which he win race is by waiting
and making rush in the home stretch He never sue
oeedcd yet In any other way Donohue showed neither
sense nor discretion II should be evident by this time
every that knows the first page OF the first primer
Of the American Turf that Richmond can never win
he Is hustled hurried and driven in the first half
mile shauer knows this perfectly. and rode him with
nice Judgment and skill both nj Jerome Park and Brook
lyn but Grill the of wickhan. had the first call
shaueTs services for the suburoan and shauer got
wokham into third place in spite OF suffering from
crushed toe. II shauor had been on Richmonds back,
and waited patiently without losing his head account
Of Euruss lead the son OF Virgil and Alert would
almost to a certainty have overtaken and passed Eurus
in the home stretch. Rupert could not move at all in
the heavy going. and near the front
That steady rater Orifamme down all
opposition, except, that OF Eurus in the last
quarter OF smile, and without showing the faintest
touch OF phenomenal speed carried of the second
money But in every possible way this was "a
falsely run misleading. and an unsatisfactory race
THE WINNER NEGLECTED AND DEsPIsED
Neither Mr. Cassatt any OF his friends won any
money over victory OF Eurus. When at Brooklyn the
other day patriarcha and procrasiinatng horse
shoe crab Euus IN tho last hundred yards
OF a race there seemed 10 I've no more hope |
that Eurus would capture the Suburban than
that the Anti-Poverty Society Of Dr. McGlynn |
and Henry George would succeed In removing /
restitution from the OF the earth within period OF
ten days That Eurus did win duo 70 the unspeak-
able start and to the fatal OF judgment among
many of the riders behind him. lie is suky TO the last
degree and ready to quit the slightest provocaton II
little Davis, who In the saddle, had |
ever attempted 20 urge the horse, tho sullen |
brute would stopped almost Immediately; but lie
got well and escaped rivalry so completely for the
first hundred yards that he took II into his wicked and
thinking probably that thereby he could most readily
amaze and conound both his rider his owner aud every
one that ever him Perhaps he forgot that he
had rider at all. Certainly Davis did nothing to
remind him OF IT. lie simply sat quietly In
the saddle snd let Eurus rate along and
that settled the race.
There was the silence OF great sadness grand
stand and the clubhouse rs Eurus passed the
the betting stands there chuckling and elaton OF
all the horses entered for the suburban, one Gould
HNuttn
able 20 the humble. selfsacrifcing creatures
who toll not neither do they spin but Ta ~" lie
their neighbors pockets TO their own possession on
that had been bet with booksellers and bookmasers All
over the country since the weights Tor tue
SUBURBAN ssaTIT were lost AnU to the betting ing
Probably there never a in America which !
siyely, and completely despoed the general public
Eurus had been tancied or supported for the
sPs had been wasted on fremont Hanover Tue Bard
come to the post; also on Quito and Ben An two that
might AZ well been kept in their stables for they
were out OF the run the instsntthe nag fell
LIVELY CONFERENCES AND CONGRATULATIONS. !
There were some lively scenes after the numbers had
gone ND j. b. Haggin and his went to the Executive
Committee OF the Coney Island Jockey Club and de-
manded investigation of the circumstances connected
with the Mclaughlin, Garrison and other jockeys
were questioned, rs were also the patron
Judges the starter and his assistants The
Messrs Haggin made charges OF fraud or bad faith
bu desired the matter thoroughly examined Some snap
ny little conferences held behind the clubhouse In
which James O. X Lawrence, John H. Bradford, colonel
Kim j. Il. Haggn, Il. A. Haggin and others took
part As the result of the discussions aud cross-eIsmnn
tom. the officers Of the club stated that Mr. Caldwell
WIS exouerated from suspicion OF anything but
bad bluuder They said that when he dropped the
flag Ben Ali was turned half around Garrison who rode
Quito was extremely angry over the bad start ana az
serted that Quito also turned the wrong way but
Mr. Bradford OF the club. told Garrison TO bis
face that he knew he not telling the truth Mr.
Bradford said had carefully watched Quito him
self from the judges stand and saw that whle nc was
behind OF the field his head was turned the right
way Ii was also stated that Mr. Mccormick, as